, Liberal Democrat MP for
Bath, has signed an Early Day Motion which urges the Government
to call for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.
The MP for Bath expressed her complete devastation at the
humanitarian situation in Gaza. The motion addresses the tens of
thousands of innocent Palestinians who have been killed as well
as the million displaced and thousands of homes that have been
destroyed.
Mrs Hobhouse has also joined other Liberal Democrat MPs in
condemning the deplorable attacks that took place on October 7
2023 and urging Hamas to unconditionally and immediately release
the hostages.
The Liberal Democrats have highlighted the illegal settler
violence in the West Bank which has been left unchecked by the
Israeli Government. The Liberal Democrat motion calls for the new
Labour Government to sanction all violent settlers who breach
international law and their connected entities.
, alongside Liberal Democrat
colleagues, have also stressed that a two-state solution based on
1967 borders with Hamas not in power is the only path to regional
security. The party is calling on the Government to immediately
recognise the state of Palestine.
Speaking afterwards, , MP for Bath, said:
“The devastation in Israel and Gaza over the last 9 months, with
the terrible terrorist attacks on 7 October and the subsequent
conflict in Gaza which has seen tens of thousands of innocent
Palestinians killed, has been horrifying.
“We Liberal Democrats have been calling for an immediate
bilateral ceasefire since November 2023. We are absolutely clear
that this is the only way to end the killing, to restore the flow
of desperately needed humanitarian aid, and to get the hostages
back to their loved ones.
“My Liberal Democrat colleagues and I have long advocated a
two-state solution. A lasting peace is the only way to deliver
the security and dignity which Israelis and Palestinians deserve.
We Liberal Democrats have urged the Government to immediately
recognise the state of Palestine, based on 1967 borders.
“I will continue to call for a ceasefire, to stand up for the
rule of international law, and to make the case for the
all-important two state solution which is the only route to an
enduring peace.”
ENDS
Notes to editors:
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You can find the full text of the Early Day
Motion below:
That this House expresses its devastation at the complete
humanitarian disaster in Gaza with tens of thousands of innocent
Palestinians killed, millions displaced and thousands of homes
destroyed; urges Hamas to unconditionally and immediately release
the hostages taken following the deplorable attacks on 7 October
2023; notes the unacceptable illegal settler violence in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories left unchecked by the Israeli
Government; welcomes any sanctions by the Government against
extremist Israeli settlers who have committed human rights abuses
against Palestinian communities in the West Bank; further urges
the Government to sanction all violent settlers and their
connected entities; calls on the Government to uphold
international law and the judgments of international courts under
all circumstances; further notes that the only path to regional
security is a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with Hamas
not in power; condemns Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's
repeated assertions that there is no future for a Palestinian
state; urges the Government to immediately recognise the state of
Palestine; and further urges the Government to call for an
immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza, which will allow an end to
the humanitarian devastation, get the hostages out and provide an
opportunity for a political process leading to a two-state
solution, providing security and dignity for all peoples in
Palestine and Israel.
